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The Queen of Whale Cay: The Eccentric Story of
The Queen of Whale Cay The Eccentric Story of Joe Carstairs Fastest Woman on Water
Author: Kate Summerscale
?Joe? Carstairs was born in London in 1900, the daughter of a Scottish colonel and an American heiress. Educated in Connecticut, she returned to Europe in 1916 and drove ambulances for the Women?s Legion in France. She deserted her husband at the church door (marriage was a prerequisite for her to receive her four million dollar inheritance) and...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781608199204
ISBN-10: 1608199207
Publication Date: 5/22/2012
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Paperback
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Ms. Summerscale has done an awful lot of research on a somewhat obscure subject, to put together a fascinating potrait of such an eccentric character. I confess I skimmed through the boat racing details, though they are an important part of the story.
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